Hello! I’m Inga.
I design, ship, write and live SEASICK. From the cuts and prints to this very text – everything comes from me. No team, no marketing department, no investors. Just me and an idea that wouldn’t go away.
How it all started
My connection to the water has always been there. As a kid I spent years doing synchronised swimming, and designed my first swimsuits together with my mum – just like that, at the kitchen table. Eventually that turned into the desire to do it properly.
After school I studied fashion design. I wanted to combine creativity and sustainability. But what I saw behind the scenes of the industry was sobering – unfair structures, cheap production, a lot of talk and very little action. I took two years off and travelled. In Melbourne I found a community that thought the same way I did: sustainable, creative, honest. That changed everything.
Starting SEASICK – in the middle of a pandemic
Back in Germany – earlier than planned because of the pandemic – I founded SEASICK. It all started with swimwear. My mum helped me with the first prototypes, and together we got the first collection off the ground.
But at some point I realised: swimwear alone wasn’t working for me anymore. Production kept getting more complicated and expensive, the economics stopped making sense – and as a one-woman business I had to decide where my energy was best spent. The answer was clear: streetwear. Heavy hoodies, soft sweaters and t-shirts you can wear every day – not just in summer, not just at the beach.
I discontinued the swimwear. That wasn’t an easy decision, because that’s where it all began.
How I work
I’ve deliberately chosen to build a business that fits my life – not the other way around. SEASICK allows me to work at my own pace, be location-independent and work from wherever I want to be. Yvon Chouinard, the founder of Patagonia, described in “Let My People Go Surfing” how work and life can coexist without one consuming the other. That’s my approach too. If the waves are good at midday, I go surfing. The emails can wait.
In winter, when things quiet down, you’ll find me somewhere in the sun. In summer I’m out at design markets and festivals – and honestly, that’s one of my favourite parts of SEASICK. Meeting people in person, putting the pieces in their hands, talking, giving advice. A lot of my customers first found SEASICK at a market. That makes a huge difference – for them and for me.
What SEASICK is today
Hand-designed pieces with ocean DNA. Hoodies, sweaters and t-shirts made from recycled and organic materials, produced in Portugal by partners I know personally. Timeless designs that don’t go out of style after one season. Clothing that feels good – to wear and to buy.
I do everything here myself: designs, cuts, prints, product photos, the online shop, social media, customer service. Shipping runs through Blowout Skateshop in Würzburg –
a collaboration I’m proud of. And if you send me a message, I reply personally. No bot, no support team.
Why all of this?
Because I love the ocean and I want to put that feeling into clothing you can actually feel. Not as a marketing claim, but because it’s true. Every design, every fabric, every decision comes from that connection.
